]]>Himalayan Hydro Expo 2019https://www.reynolds-international.co.uk/himalayan-hydro-expo-2019/
Thu, 10 Jan 2019 15:00:17 +0000http://www.reynolds-international.co.uk/?p=602Reynolds International Ltd (RIL), UK, in association with Himalayan Research Expeditions (P) Ltd, Nepal, is pleased to invite visitors to its stand at the Himalayan Hydro Expo 2019 that is being held at Bhrikutimandap, Kathmandu, 18th-20th January 2019. Prof. John M. Reynolds, Managing Director of RIL, and HRE staff will be on hand throughout the event to meet visitors. He will also be giving a presentation, as part of the seminar programme, on ‘How to reduce risk through Integrated Geohazard Assessments’. This addresses the critical and much overlooked issue of the high level of vulnerability of hydropower facilities in high-mountain environments to the impacts of climate change and the dynamic geological environment in the Himalayas, and how to reduce the associated risks to hydropower projects. He will be available for meetings after the event during the week 21st-25th January by appointment.
]]>Project/Senior Geophysicists (two posts) – Environmental and Engineering Geophysicshttps://www.reynolds-international.co.uk/projectsenior-geophysicists-two-posts-environmental-and-engineering-geophysics/
Thu, 03 Jan 2019 12:40:53 +0000http://www.reynolds-international.co.uk/?p=598An exciting opportunity has arisen for two Project/Senior Geophysicists to join our highly innovative and expanding team. The successful candidates will work predominantly but not exclusively on projects in the land-based environmental and engineering sector. These are rare opportunities for terrestrial geophysicists, for example, to make the transition from geophysical contractor to consultant. RIL is an equal opportunity employer. Grade on appointment will be dependent upon relevant experience and qualifications.

There is NO closing date for applications for these positions. Applications received will be considered on their own merits and until the position has been filled. We are looking to appoint as soon as possible in early 2019.

]]>Wanted: Technical Directorhttps://www.reynolds-international.co.uk/wanted-technical-director/
Fri, 23 Dec 2016 11:08:10 +0000http://www.reynolds-international.co.uk/?p=400Wanted; an entrepreneurial geo-environmental specialist at Technical Director level with a keen desire to accept the challenge of developing a technical portfolio to help take the Company to the next level of success.

]]>Tso Rolpa one year after devastating earthquakes in Nepalhttps://www.reynolds-international.co.uk/tso-rolpa-one-year-after-devastating-earthquakes-in-nepal/
Mon, 06 Jun 2016 08:42:15 +0000http://reynolds.impulseserver.co.uk/?p=240Prof. John Reynolds, MD, RIL, has just returned from almost three weeks in Nepal during which he undertook field work at Tsho Rolpa in Rolwaling, northern Nepal.

He has been visiting this glacial lake regularly since 1994 and has seen huge changes in the terminal moraine complex due to subsidence that is occurring in response to the melting of buried glacier ice. Having collected masses of observations and photographs, the technical analysis is now underway.

One of the reasons for this field visit was to inspect the terminal moraine complex and the engineering mitigation works installed in 2000 to check on the after effects of the two sets of devastating earthquakes on the 28th April and 12th May last year. It is apparent that the earthquakes caused more damage than had been previously identified but nothing to cause immediate concern over the integrity of the engineering works. Recommendations for repairs will be made to the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, Government of Nepal, as the responsible agency.

As the field team was due to be collected directly from site by helicopter, the otherwise un-laden aircraft was used to help ferry 50 kg of window glass, and 50 kg of building materials and books for the newly rebuilt school in the village of Beding, downstream from Tsho Rolpa, en route to pick up the field team. This saved the local community significant amounts of money and also the frustration of having window glass panes broken when porters set their loads down. Thanks are due to Upper Tama Koshi HEP Ltd for permission to use the helicopter in this way. RIL is continuing to assist the Rolwaling Sherpas in the reconstruction of their villages, something John has been involved with since 1994.

Image: J15358 HF G30/IMG_0373 – Prof. Reynolds with members of the technical team with Tsho Rolpa behind and the Trakarding Glacier in the far distance.

]]>RIL’s MD plays significant role in international hydropower conferencehttps://www.reynolds-international.co.uk/rils-md-plays-significant-role-in-international-hydropower-conference/
Tue, 12 Apr 2016 08:43:20 +0000http://reynolds.impulseserver.co.uk/?p=256RIL’s MD, Prof. John M. Reynolds, took a prominent part the ASIA 2016 international hydropower conference in Vientiane, Laos PDR, between 1st and 3rd March 2016,

which was attended by 825 delegates from 47 countries. He chaired a session on ‘Safety in water infrastructure’ and presented a technical paper on ‘Glacial behaviour in the Upper Indus Basin and implications for hydropower development’. He was also invited to provide a summing up of his group of papers at the final plenary forum.

]]>The challenges of shifting sands in offshore renewable energy projectshttps://www.reynolds-international.co.uk/the-challenges-of-shifting-sands-in-offshore-renewable-energy-projects/
Tue, 12 Apr 2016 08:43:02 +0000http://reynolds.impulseserver.co.uk/?p=254RIL’s MD, Prof. John M. Reynolds attended the Marine and River Dune Dynamics MARID-5 international conference held in Caernarfon, North Wales, on the 4th and 5th April.

He gave one of three invited keynote presentations entitled ‘Managing the issue of seabed sediment in offshore renewable energy projects’. In his presentation he outlined key issues with regard to undertaking seabed sediment mobility analyses over an irregular rough topography formed by differential erosion of contrasting sub-cropping substrate materials with bedforms situated on the topographic highs. This contrasted with most numerical and flume-based analyses that use a flat, smooth substrate over which the bedforms develop and migrate. He also described the issues associated with a new major project being proposed off the North Wales coast, for which he is also Technical Director (Environment), for North Wales Tidal Energy and Coastal Protection Co. Ltd. He described the key issues associated with different scale marine hydrodynamic processes and how they impact on coastal processes, which in turn affect shoreline coastal flood defences and key dune systems designated as Special Areas of Conservation. He highlighted how important it is for these processes to be understood before any major infrastructure projects are developed along the North Wales coast. The topic of his keynote attracted significant media attention, including BBC Wales radio news, the BBC News website and particularly BBC Wales TV News, which broadcast his interview on Welsh national TV several times on the 5th April.